Animal Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I smell a hoax. Surely with both engines out it'd be up there until they could bring it back down somehow. Normally, when both engines die, planes hit the ground like a dart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 and kept the nose up for as long as possible so that the engines would not be ripped off They're saying now that one of them did get ripped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hats off to the Captain - a one chance only scenario executed brilliantly. One engine is in the river. I used to fly props and flying low over water was bad enough let alone landing on it! Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhGod Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I smell a hoax. Surely with both engines out it'd be up there until they could bring it back down somehow. I think some people missed the joke...or maybe I missed the seriousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yes, the Captain did a fantastic job. He must feel absolutely elated to have pulled that landing off so perfectly, I hope the pilot and crew have a press conference so they can explain how it all happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Nice Fifty, a real pilot, I'm envious. Props must give you more of a pure flying feel that you could of got from a jet anyway. Merckx, yeah imagine the pilots feelings, he lands, he checks the plane. He must have been buzzing more than any illegal substances could have made him buzz. Hope his wife treated him that night too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7835465.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Wow... very smooth moves.. those passengers look like they're waiting for a bus. The guy needs a medal or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 They're saying now that one of them did get ripped off. Ooops! We make the pylons that hold the engines to the wings for Airbus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Are the pylons desgined to function at speed under water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axle Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Something fishy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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